Edmund Burke

Joseph Badaracco on “defining moments”

September 30, 2016

The philosopher Friedrich Hegel once suggested that the most difficult decisions are not choosing between good and evil; rather, between good and good. This is what Joseph Badaracco has in mind in his book Defining Moments: When Managers Must Choose…

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Managing in the Gray: A book review by Bob Morris

September 12, 2016

Managing in the Gray: Five Timeless Questions for Resolving Your Toughest Problems at Work Joseph L. Badaracco Harvard Business School Press (September 2016) Here’s what you need when making the most difficult decisions Friedrich Hegel once suggested that many of…

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Dissent: A book review by Bob Morris

May 16, 2015

Dissent: The History of an American Idea Ralph Young New York University Press (2015) “All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.” Edmund Burke On occasion, I read two or more books…

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The Right Honourable Mr. Burke

June 5, 2012

I am among those who have a keen interest in the Age of Enlightenment and especially in philosophers such as Edmund Burke whose thoughts about democratic cultures and human rights had such a profound impact on the leaders of  revolutions…

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